Convertible car.



NG.- 66|,92|. Patented NM'. I3, |900.

J. OLEARY.

CONVERTIBLE GAR.

. (Application Bled Aug. 22, 1899.)

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No. 66|,92|. Patented Nov. I3, |900.

J. OLEARY.

' CUNVERTIBLE CAR.

(Applica-ian med Aug. 22, 1899.)

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U-Nrrn STATES VJOHN OLEARY, OF OOHOESN'EW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF 'IOLE ROY VERMILYEA, OF SAME PLACE.

CONVERTIBLE CAR.

sPEcIFIcA'rIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 661,921, datedNovember 1s, 190e.

Application filed August 22,1899. Serial No. 728.078. (No model.)

ing drawings, and the reference characters' marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

Similar characters refer to similar parts in the several figures of thedrawings.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a view in vertical cross-section of aconvertible car embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a horizontalsection taken on the broken line 2 2 in Fig. l, showing a plan View ofthe lever which supports the sash and panel when raised. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section of one of the posts containing slideways for thesash,panel, and curtains, the section being taken on the broken line 3 3in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar section taken on the broken line 4 4 inFig. 1. Fig. 5 is a View in side elevation of one of the supplementalpanels detached. Fig. 6 is a view of the lower corner of a curtain and aportion of the neighboring post containing the slideway for the same.

Referring to the drawings, the car-body comprises the floor 1, ceiling2, roof 3, anda plurality of vertical posts 4, connecting the roof andceiling with the floor. Between the roof and ceiling is providedachamber 5, having a bottom opening 6 adjacent to the outer wall 7 of thechamber, through which opening the sash 8 and panel 94 are movable intoand out of the chamber. The sash and panel may be of any desired form,but are preferably approximately straight and rigid and are adapted tofit into slideway-grooves formed in the vertical posts 4. The sash andpanel are adapted when lowered to the position shown at the left-handside of Fig. 1 to close the opening between two neighboring posts on oneside of the car from door to ceiling and when raised up into the chamberto leave an open way between said two posts and from floor to ceilingfor the entrance and exit of passengers. When raised up into thechamber, the sash and panel are caused to assume an inclined position,as shown at the righthand side of Fig. 1, and in raising and loweringthe sash and panel they are brought gradually from the position shown atone side of Fig. 1 to the position shown at the other side of the sameigure, and the bottom opening 6 must be made of a sufficient width topermit more or less inclination of the sash and panel while passingthrough such opening. 'As a means for closing said bottom opening bothwhen the sash and panel are raised and when they are lowered I providethe movable door lO, adapted to be secured across said opening and formapparently a part of the ceiling. This door may be .of any known form'.

I have shown the door hinged at 11 and provided on its swinging end witha locking-bolt 12, which may be of any known form, adapted to enter arecess 13 in the neighboring post when the door is closed, whereby thedoor is secured in a closed position, as shown in Fig. 1 at theleft-hand side.

On account of the inclination which it is necessary to impart to thesash in moving the same into and out of the chamber it is possible tomake the sash tightly t its slideway 14 only at the lower end, theslideway either being gradually widened toward the opening 6 on the bead15, forming the inner Wall of the slideway, being wholly omitted, exceptfor a short distance at the lower end of the slideway, as shown. As ameans for supporting the upper end of thelowered sash I provide a flangeor abutment 16 on the swinging end of the door adapted to engage the topof the sash and tightly hold the same when the door is closed, as shownat the left-hand side of Fig. 1.

The sash and panel may be guided in their movements into and out of thechamber in any known manner. I have shown a guiding friction-roller 17,supported in bearings on the ceiling or inner wall of the opening 6, andthe door 10 provided on its swinging end with a similar friction-roller1S and also provided with a stop 19, of any known form, to limit its IOOas either a light-shade or storm-curtain when opening movement,wherebysaid rollers 17 and 18 form guides and roller-supports for thesash and panel when tne sameare being moved into and out of the chamber.The door lO is also provided with bearing-supports 2O for theroller-curtain 2l, which may be of any known form, the bearing-supportsand curtain roller partaking of the swinging movements of the door. Bythis means the curtain is permitted to occupy the same position in use,whether the sash is raised or lowered, and is not permitted to interferewith the movements of the sash. The lower end of the curtain may beprovided with a guide rod or plate 22, adapted to move in theslideway-grooves 27 in the posts and be guided thereby, or any otherknown guiding means may be employed.

When it is desired to move the sash and panel, the guide-plate 27 may beremoved from the slideway-grooves by tilting the plate to the positionindicated by dotted lines in Fig. 6, whereupon the curtaincan be whollyWound upon its roller vand swung, with the door, out of the path of thesash and panels, as shown at the right-hand side of Fig. l. The curtainis thus adapted to be used both as a light-shade when the sash islowered and the sash is raised.

I have provided in the bottom of the chamber 6 a bed 23, mounted uponthe springs 241 and adapted to receive and yieldingly support the sashand panel when raised, as shown in Fig. l at the right-hand Side, 21nd Ialso provide a supporting-lever 25, pivoted at .one end at 26 upon theouter wall of the chamber near' its mouth and having its other endadapted to swing across said opening beneath the lower ends of the sashand panel and prevent the same from descending through Vthe opening 6and from engaging the door l0. The swinging end of the lever is adaptedto engage and rest upon a support 2,7 011 the opposite wall of thechamber, which support may be provided with a recess 28, adapted to forma seat for the end of the lever.

The car above'described is equally adapted for use as either a summer ora winter car,

in cold or inclement weather the sash-and panels being lowered to theposition shown at the left-hand side of Fig. l to close the sides of thecar and in warm and pleasant weather' being raised to afford sideentrance and exits and free entrance of air. Theconstruction permits ofeasy and rapid change from one style of car to the other, and when inuse as an open car the same can be quickly closed in the event of astorm or when desired. When used as a winter-car, I provide thesupplemental panel 38, adapted to be Supported just inside of and inclose proximity to the panel 9, leaving a narrow air-space 29 betweenthe two panels, which serves as a nonconductor of heat and contributeslargely to the warmth of the car.

' The upper end of the supplemental panel to enter said grooves throughslots 3l, formed in the inner walls of said grooves. The lower end ofthe supplemental panel may be secured l to the floor of the car by meansof screws 32 inserted through the bottom flange 33'on the panel. Thesupplemental panel is provided with an abutment 34 on its upper endadapted to overlie and bear upon the top of t-he panel 9, and the panel9 is in like manner provided with an abutment 85, adapted to overlie andbear upon a projection or abutment 36 on the lower end of the sash,whereby when the supplemental panel is screwed down to the lioor of thecar it serves. to tightly holdto their seats both the panel 9 and thesash, thereby preventing rattling of the parts and making tight jointsto prevent the entrance of the elements. In summer the supplementalpanel may be removed from the car.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Pat-ent, is-

l. In a convertible` car, the `combination with the car-body havingbetween the roof and ceiling a chamber with a stationary outer side walland a bottom opening formed wholly by an aperture in the-ceiling; of asash and panel movable into and out of said chamber through said bottomopening; and a movable door for said opening, substantially asdescribed. Y

2. In a convertible car the combination with the car-body having betweenthe roof andceilingfa chamber with a bottom opening; of a sash and panelmovable into and out of said chamber through said opening; means for'supporting the lower end of the lowered sash; and a movable door forsaid opening llghgeablc With the upper end of the lowered sashrtosupport the same, substantially as described, r

3. In a convertible car, the combination with the car-body havingbetween the roof and ceiling a chamber with a bottom opening;

of a sash and panel movable into and out of said chamber through saidopening; and a spring-supported bed in said chamber adapted to receiveand support the raised sash and panel, substantially as described.

4. In. a convertible car, the combination with the car-body havingbetween the roof and ceiling a chamber with a bottom opening; of a Sashand panel movable into and out of said chamber through said opening; alever hinged to one of the chamber-walls and adapted to swing acrosssaid opening and forming a support for the panels; and asupport on theopposite chamber-wall for the swinging end of said lever, substantiallyas described.

5.. In a convertible car, the 4combination with the car-body havingbetween the roof and ceiling a'chamber with a bottom opening of a sashand panel movable into and out of said chamber through said opening; amovable door forsaid opening; a stop for limiting IIO the openingmovement of said door; and a friction-roller on the door, whereby theopen door is adapt-ed to support and form a guide for the sash and panelas the same are moved into and out 0f said chamber, substantially asdescribed.

6. In a convertible car, the combination with the car-body having'between the roof and ceiling a chamber with abottom opening; of a sashand panel movable into and out of said chamber through said opening; amovable door for said opening; a curtain; and supports for the curtainmounted upon and movable with said door, substantially as described.

7. In a convertible car, the combination with a roof, floor and ceilingconstructed with a panel-receiving chamber having a fixed outer Wall anda bottom opening for said chamber formed by an aperture in the ceilingad jacent toA said outer Wall of stationary Vertical side ribs providedwith panel-slideways defined on the outer side by a xed stop or bead andleading to said chamber-opening; a panel movable in said slideways intoand out of said chamber; means for supporting the panel in said chamber;and a door attached to the ceiling and movable across said opening;substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 21st day ofAugust', 1899.

JOHN OLEARY.

Witnesses:

GEO. A. MosHnR, CLARENCE E. MCNUTT.

